Postwar Immigration Patterns in Canada and United States
Postwar migration surged in both nations with about 190000 annual arrivals to the United States and just over 100000 to Canada. Half of entrants come from continental Europe, a fifth to a third from English-speaking countries. Ages skew young, two thirds 18 to 34. Canada shows more male entrants. War brides and fiancées plus relatives shaped the inflow, with the United States noting a preference for spouses already in the country.
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United States
Canada
Europe
British Isles
Industrial Voyage of Goodyear Leader Litchfield
Paul Weeks Litchfield, MIT graduate and founder of Goodyear’s modern era, describes his rise from a 1900 rubber alley shop to chairing a global firm. He attributes success to essential products, competitive value, low prices, and cost cutting via better machines and methods. He credits luck but emphasizes hard work and determination.
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Paul Weeks Litchfield
Bath
Litchfield
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Inc
Highway Problem Reframed as Simple Roadway Issue
A local editorial examines what it calls a highway problem, arguing it should be treated as a straightforward roadway issue rather than a complex urban planning crisis. The piece discusses funding, maintenance, and policy approaches, urging practical steps.
Railroads Face Fee Debate Over Highway Expansion
William Tey of the Association of American Railroads argues against broad highway construction without clear financing, usage, and protection considerations. He notes surveys show big freight highways underpay relative to rails, which carried 87 percent of wartime load and can expand capacity more efficiently, urging tests of overall transportation impact.
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William Tey
Association of American Railroads
Salvation Army marks 70th anniversary in Bath
The Bath Salvation Army observes its seventieth anniversary with praise for its wartime and peacetime service. The piece recalls the early Bath meetings, the corps’ growth, and the writer’s long association with its board, noting veterans’ enduring gratitude for its war service and impact.
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Salvation Army
Bath
Army
Old Music Hall
Sears, Roebuck
Center
Washington Streets
Hughes Aircraft breaks safety record with zero lost-time accidents
Hughes Aircraft Company in Culver City California set a new air time world safety record for all aircraft related industries. From February to July this year there were no lost-time accidents totaling 10,202,574 manhours. Previous record in 1953 was 8,755,340 manhours. Officials credit strong safety culture and ten safety committees with over 300 members monitoring hazards.
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Hughes Aircraft Company
Culver City
Calif
Hughes
Municipal Court Session Clears Guild in Doomed Charge
Recorder Arthur D. Dolloff heard three municipal court cases. Charles H. Guild, 41, of 1039 Middle Street, was discharged after a warrant for leaving the scene of an accident was filed with no plea entered. Represented by Edward Bridgham of Bath. Two intoxication cases were filed without plea. A note mentions Bill Yeoman, new Mid State football coach, and facts about turtles hatching on land.
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Arthur D. Dolloff
Charles H. Guild
Middle Street
Edward Bridgham
Bath
Deer tagged by four area game stations, noon update
The Times lists numerous hunters and locations from Bath to Woolwich and Georgetown stating who tagged deer by noon Monday. Names include Wallace Jr., Dresten, Leask, Belanger, Skillin, Naber, Hinkley, Pinkham, Stevens, Carr, Coffin, and others with doe or buck at Woolwich, Dresden, Georgetown, Bath, and surrounding towns.
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Times
Wich
Latayeny Wallace, Jr
Sebasco
Doe
Dresden
James Brose
Bath
Daseke
Woolwich
Timmons
Wiscassé' den
Buck Dresten
Ray Leak
Wiscasset
Ageke
Woolw
Richard Eerter
Bertram Leask
Buck A
S . Stanley Coleman
Sherman
Rhode Island
Buck
Raymond ‘Belanger
Wisecasset
David Renee
Arrowsic
Ormon Skillin
Edward Naber
Wallace Hinkley
Joseph Plourde
Phiyosburg
Victor Chouette
Land
Robinson
Westboro
Mass
Robert Pellegrini
T W Hye Camp Victory Drive For Union Veterans
The T W Hye Camp Sons of Union Veterans launches a November membership drive inviting eligible male descendants aged 16 and over who served honorably in the U S Army or Navy during the War of the Rebellion. Four teams led by captains Osborne, Osborne, and Hooker will recruit. contact any Camp member for details.
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T. W. Hye Camp
Sons of Union Veterans
Army
Navy
United States
Charles Osborne
Maurice Warner
Norman Frizzell
Ralph Hasty
John Osborne
Melvin Miller
George Melzard
Vernon Miller
C. Lloyd Hooker
Harry Warner
William Wakefield
Melvin Witham
Donald Preble
Robert Metcalf
Steve Osborne
Douglass Kneeland
Pony Rides for Brownies at East Brunswick Outing
Twenty five Brownies from For- Get4Me-Not Troop 13 enjoyed pony rides last week in East Brunswick. Four ponies and leaders were provided by Miss Shirley Apt. The group was accompanied by Mrs. Earl Wade, Mrs. Edward Trainor, Mrs. George Cary, and Mrs. Linwood Haynes. The troop announced an investiture for new Brownies on Nov. 23.
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East Brunswick
Shirley Apt
Earl Wade
Edward Trainor
George Cary
Linwood Haynes
Woodsmen warn hunters with red cloth markers
A group of woodsmen in the area avoid mistaken deer status by wearing bright clothing and hanging red tablecloth strips on branches in their cutting zones. They aim to alert trigger happy hunters that nondeer presence is nearby. The North Carolina State College football roster lists 50 players with only 14 from the state.
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North Carolina State College
Maine State opens jobs for residents at several state facilities
Maine residents can apply now as openings exist at Augusta State Hospital Bangor State Hospital Central Sanatorium Fairfield Pownal State School Presque Isle Northern Maine Sanatorium and more. Vacancies include Therapist Lab Tech Food Service Manager X Ray Technician Psychiatric Social Worker and various clerical and guard positions with salaries from 50 to 94 dollars weekly. Applications are filed via local Maine Employment Security Commission offices or the State Department of Personnel in Augusta. many resident requirements have been waived.
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Augusta State Hospital
Bangor State Hospital
Central Sanatorium
Fairfield
Pownal State School
Pownal
Food Service Managers
Maine Sanatrorum
Presque Isle
Central Maine Sanatorium
State Department of Health and Welfare
Augusta
Central Maine
ITI
Maine State
Maine Employment Security Commission
State Department of Personnel
Te House
Maine
Phippsburg Man Killed In Deer Hunting Tragedy
Blaisdell confessed to shooting and killing a man near the Kennebec river clam flats at Phippsburg. Van Smith died instantly after Blaisdell fired two shots he believed would hit a deer. the hearing was continued to November 18 with bail set at 2500.
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Blaisdell
George M. Rnton, Jr
Dolloff
Kennebec River
Phippsburg
van Smith
Father Dies of Burns Monday in Richmond Church
A man died Monday from extensive burns after an incident at a Richmond church where Rev. Richard L. Witham officiated the service. Burial is planned at Forest Grove cemetery in West Dresden.
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Richmond
Richard L. Witham
Forest Grove Cemetery
West
Dresden
Injured in Crash Near Blind Crossing
Merle S. Ambrose aged 25 of West Bath was held for X rays after an accident Wednesday midnight when his 1949 Ford sedan ran off the old Brunswick road at Blind Crossing. The car was badly damaged and possibly totaled. Ambrose was alone in the vehicle.
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Merle S. Ambrose
West Bath
Memorial Hospital
Blind Crossing
Old Brunswick Road
Ambrose
Names Standing Committees Nominations by Month
March to October lists rotating committee names including McGlinchy Leavitt Miller Tardiff Burgess Belanger Smith Lar Rabee Gaudreau Palmer Royal. A note warns anyone who kills a horned toad in New Mexico faces a 100 dollar fine or 60 days in jail. Cancer of the stomach noted as unusually common in Japan and Indonesia.
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Bernice McGlinchy
Beatrice Leavitt
Bibby Miller
Lucien Tardiff
Alex Burgess
Pauline Belanger
Alice Smith
Joseph
Emma Larrabee
Mary Gaudreau
Lawrence Palmer, Jr. McNelly
Dora
James Royal
New Mexico
Japan
Indonesia
Costume Parties At Central Church Hosted By Mrs Wetherbee
Mrs Wetherbee of the Macen terris School of the Dance hosted three costume party sessions for ballroom classes at Central church parish house last week. Prizes honored prettiest and most original costumes. juniors, seniors and aides listed. A parent dance featured in the second group with girls dancing with their fathers. varied dances and lighting added to a colorful, well attended event. Assorted cakes, ice cream and cookies were served.
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Wetherbee
Macen Terris School of the Dance
Central Church Parish House
John A. Greene, Jr
James Taggert
Arthur MacDonald
Albert Thompson
Stephen Harris
Bruce Cousins
Pepper Gainsley
John Cary
Joan Fenn
Dickson Drake
Sharon MacDonald
Priscilla Taggart
Burt Osgood
Robert Milliken
Alfred Fry
Hasey Upg, Jr
C. Mayo
Z Jr
Vincent Henderson
Paul Stinson
Norman Wetherington
Shaw Church
Bruce MacKinnon
William Sprague
David Haggett
Stuart Small
Andrew Footer
Robert Bussey
Carl Crane
Homer Potter
John Harris
Rob Eberhard
Alden Greene
Philip Bailey
Virginia Percy
Clifford Newell
Joan Crane
Fred Brown
Sigrid von Huene
Gardiner Fund Promises Maine Harvard Scholarships
A $35,000 William Tudor Gardiner Fund for Harvard was created by Gardner’s friends to aid Harvard College students from Maine. The Maine governor and Harvard alum’s legacy includes WWI service, WWII air force work, and Maine politics. The fund aims to grow to $50,000 for annual $2,500 Maine student scholarships at Harvard based on character and potential.
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Maine
Harvard
William Tudor Gardiner
Gardiner
Harvard College
Tudor Gardiner
Fir Species Count Sheds Light on True Fir Groups
A botanical note explains that about twenty five true fir species exist while the term fir is sometimes used more broadly to include all conifers, reflecting varying classifications among botanists.
Herring Season Ends Soon As Coast Fishermen Describe Nets
In Bailey Island a fisherman explains herring catching at night using long diagonal nets across coves, forming a pocket to trap fish. A purse net then hauls the catch to canneries, with crews sometimes securing over twenty thousand bushels in a season. Prices run about a dollar per bushel and factories sell canned herring by the case.
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Bailey Island
Tee and
Johnson
Jess
Stan
Carol
Shade clues and cryptoquote puzzle with Longfellow answer
A crossword styled item lists clues from 16 to 43 with several theme entries and a cryptogram solvable by simple substitution. The puzzle references common words for shade showy and eras, plus a Longfellow code where A maps to L and X maps to O among others.
Weathered talk on boats and fishing amid cold winds
Fragmentary chatter recounts Harps well and dunes, Muskie and Johnson remarks, winter traps, and a 150 to 400 mile stretch of cold seas. Garbled lines mention fishing plans, meteorology, and farewells as the speaker contends with frigid weather and difficult travel conditions.
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Johnson
Sewer Line Extension South of Center Street
A planned sewer line extends south of 266 Center Street in a southerly direction toward Court Street. The 800 foot segment along the Siete Line will collect sewer from houses on Court and Center streets. Charles Salas’s line currently drains into an open ditch. Bids open November 24. work may start this fall or in spring depending on weather.
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Center Straun
Accid
Court
Yaceout
Apprenticeship Group Visits Factory Near South Bend
An apprenticeship group visits a South Bend automobile factory. They plan to return to Greece by week’s end, with New York next on the schedule. The trip includes industrial plant tours and meetings with plant staff.
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South Bend
New You
Greece
Air Force Recruiter Visits Portland Office Every Wednesday
A U S Air recruiter from Portland will be at the post office between 9:30 and 11:30. The U S Air Force seeks qualified men for pilots and aircrew on its heavy bombers and jets. Full details obtainable from the recruiter during his city visits each Wednesday.
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U. S
Portland
U.S. Air Force
Traffic Deaths in October Decline Caution Urged for November
October traffic fatalities drop with Maine noting 72 killed while nationwide warnings grow about worsening visibility. Officials urge drivers and pedestrians to adapt behavior for dusk and after dark conditions as pedestrians remain highly vulnerable this month.
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goroDare
Tavernes of Nix
A . Vera
Reo
Fies
Maine
Dean Ghaa
Police Sig
Ae Oo Wala
Acon Cations Samiti
Christmas Leave for Coast Guard Recruits
Rear Admiral Roy L Raney announced Christmas leave for Coast Guard recruits enlisting from now until December 8 with advance leave from Cape May for those enlisted before December 8. Recruits enlisting after the 10th and before December 24 receive leave directly from local recruiting offices to ensure a steady influx. Kamien Raney said the measure maintains a continuous flow of recruits while honoring holiday time.
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Boston
Roy L. Raney
First Coast Guard District
Coast Guard
Washington, D. C
Vance
Cape May
New Jersey
Kamien Raney
East Guard
New England
Minnesota Gas Tax Over Time Shows Big Revenue Jump
A look back twenty nine years to the first full year of Minnesota gas tax shows revenue of 4.805 million dollars, versus 41.106 million dollars annually today, illustrating sharp growth in fuel levies and state funding.
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Minnesota
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